Joseph is not a bad professor, but I do think for the way I learn he just wasn't for me. He is super quick and makes tests hard on purpose, and for me I get anxious and overwhelmed during test taking. I would highly suggest taking the beginners chem class unless you have taken AP Chem or have chemistry background. He is BIG on book problems!!

Lectures were easy to understand. Great at explaining the material.

Chem is a hard class but Joseph is a very good professor and I'm grateful I had him. He posts lecture notes, assigns book problems that are very similar to the exams and gives you practice exams on canvas with worked out answers.

Very conceited and pretentious . Not good at explaining anything also writes little notes the chalkboard. I asked question in class and he was rude about them. Not nice didn't enjoy his class.

The dude's a great guy. He's laidback and easy to talk to. He goes at a slower pace to make sure everyone understands. Whenever you ask a question he doesn't make you feel stupid. Two midterms and a final and the final replaces a midterm score if it helps you. He grades the entire class on a curve at the end of the quarter.

Gentlepeople, this class should be relatively easy if you attend lectures and do the book problems. I don't understand why this course has such a high difficulty rating. Love, Crisjoe Joseph :3

great professor, very funny and engaging! makes chem easy. only have 2 tests and a final, but your score on the final replaces the lower test grade if it helps you. make sure to do the book problems and practice tests and you'll be just fine (if not, do CLAS!). he uses iclicker so attendance is pretty mandatory.

He has pretty good lectures and does a great job helping you understand the material. The practice exams that he posts and the book problems are really helpful.

honestly he's a good lecturer but the exams were just way too hard. he assumed we'd be prepared for hard exam questions because a lot of people didnt go to office hours.

Lectures were super easy to follow, and were also recorded to review after class. Joseph taught at a great pace and made sure to provide plenty of resources for studying the material on your own time. He's a really sweet and caring guy, and if you put in the work into the class, you should be able to get a decent grade.

Lectures are helpful and well-organized. Do the "optional" book problems!!!! The exam questions are always taken from the book problems with just the numbers changed. Don't fall behind on ALEKS and do the iClicker (super easy points). Very lenient grading policy; your lowest midterm is replaced by your final.

Great lecturer, super funny, and so nice. If you struggle, watch lecture vids and sign up for CLAS. Says you need a textbook, but you only need the chapter problems (can find online or get from someone). Ur only graded on 2 midterms, the final, ALEKS, and iClicker. Final replaces lowest midterm score. Only curves ur final grade.

Caring professor with great lectures. This course is meant to weed out students, and it's undoubtedly good at doing so. However, Joseph tries his best to help students out and give them hints on how to do well on the upcoming midterm/final. That being said, the tests are very difficult, especially for students with no college level stem experience

Chem 1A is a hard course, regardless of who you have. However, Joseph did a pretty good job teaching the difficult concepts in the easiest way possible. What sucks in this class is that each question in the three exams is weighted very heavily. If you miss 2/20 questions on a test, you're already at a B+. This has a big impact on your final grade.

Amazing professor, clear lectures and cares a lot about the students. Grades all the exams super fast and gives lots of feedback. This class is very tough, but he does his best to help his students succeed. This is a weeder course, don't be down if the first time doesn't work out! Do the book problems and study more than a week before the exam!

The tests or super hard, and even if you took AP classes for this class, don't even think about skipping the practice problems. Lectures are really good, he will make you understand the material better, but the tests are a very big drawback.

obviously this is a rly hard class and ngl the tests are really hard but the class is curved which helps. i thought joseph did a really good job of explaining things just make sure to also put in the hours studying outside of class and you should pass especially because your lowest midterm grade gets replaced by your final if you do better :)

Tests are extremely difficult. I studied for hours upon hours and still failed both midterms extremely bad.

really difficult tests, exams are nothing like the practice exams

I had him for the entire Gen Chem series and LOVED him. I only got a bad grade due to my own lack of study habits, but he has very informational lectures, is super accessible and accommodating outside of class, and cares about his students' success. I guarantee negative reviews are by people who just struggled with the content/ didn't study.

Tough grader, I will never ever take this class again.

the GOAT of gen chem. super hard classes in general but josephs lectures are very helpful and easy to follow. he has lectures posted online which is helpful. work through all the book problems and practice problems until you understand them inside and out. his office hours are super helpful and accessible

I had Joseph for the whole gen chem series and I personally loved him. Lectures are incredibly important so make sure you watch the videos or attend class. The class is hard but if you put in the work, you will be okay. I came in having barely any knowledge of chem and passed each time with a B and 1C with a B+. Good luck!

Crisjoe is definitely one of the best chem professors out there. The class itself is hard, but his organized lectures and clear instructions of paying attention to the book for tests are very helpful, and he cares that his students succeed. There is a curve on the class as a whole, but not on individual tests. Recommend taking him for gen chem!